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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

possessives with parentheses

When using a possessive with an acronym, for instance: "This letter is in reply to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) inquiry...", have I positioned the apostrophe in the correct place?
  

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This is a question of style, not grammar, so there will not be a prescriptive answer. I just looked in Chicago and couldn't find an answer. My suggestion would to rewrite - This letter is in reply to the inquiry sent by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

— BarbaraPA

  • This is a question of style, not grammar, so there will not be a prescriptive answer.
  • I just looked in Chicago and couldn't find an answer.
  • My suggestion would to rewrite - This letter is in reply to the inquiry sent by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • Or, skip the abbreviation if this is the first mention, and use it the second time.
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This is a question of style, not grammar, so there will not be a prescriptive answer.

I just looked in Chicago and couldn't find an answer. My suggestion would to rewrite - This letter is in reply to the inquiry sent by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Or, skip the abbreviation if this is the first mention, and use it the second time.
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Thanks for the reply. I'll take your suggestion under advisement.

Jeannine
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" I just looked in Chicago" -- please explain.



Jeannine

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Chicago Manual of Style. It's one of the major style guides.
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